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Kartarpur Corridor: A message of Peace and Prosperity

Kartarpur corridor was opened on 9 November 2019 (Saturday). It paved the way for the Sikh community to visit one of the most important religious shrines...

Soleimani in Iraq

The current presence of Qassem Alì Soleimani, leader of the Al QudsForce of the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" in Iraq is strategically significant.  Certainly, according to the...

Floods, Fires, Coups and Impeachment Make a Busy Week

Venice is flooded.  The water is hip high in St. Mark's Square threatening the church and the expensive shops and restaurants on its perimeter.  The mayor...

The Decay of Western Democracy

Centralization of power, judiciary politicization, freedom of speech, attack on many independent media, ignoring many classes, and representing some classes are now shining like a supernova...

Gulf soccer suggests that “The Times They Are a-Changin”

Gulf soccer may be giving Bob Dylan’s 1964 hit, ‘The Times They Are a-Changin,’ a new lease on life. Qatar surrendered its Arabian Gulf Cup hosting rights...

Beyond the dire needs of Iraq’s demonstration: National renaissance and a new challenge to Iran

For many, Iraqis have long been gone into hibernation to hold the politicians accountable for corruption in OPEC's second-largest oil producer. So the first of October 2019 ...

The Black Sea of Economic Cooperation

Since the Ukraine crisis of 2014 the security situation in the Black Sea region has significantly deteriorated. The annexation of Crimea by Russia as well as...

The geopolitical substance of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Currently the material break, rather than the real fall, of the Berlin Wall is at the core of many strategic and historical misrepresentations.  The naive rhetoric of "global...

It’s when not if China’s Middle Eastern tightrope snaps

China is manoeuvring to avoid being sucked into the Middle East’s numerous disputes amid mounting debate in Beijing on whether the People’s Republic will be able...

Eastern Partnership Countries: Buffer Zone or Platform for Dialogue?

2019 marks the 10 th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership, a political initiative the EU launched in 2009 for developing relations with six eastern countries of...

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